Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
- About script steps
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Field By Name
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Device
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert From URL
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert Audio/Video
- Insert PDF
- Insert File
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Records script steps
- New Record/Request
- Duplicate Record/Request
- Delete Record/Request
- Delete Portal Row
- Delete All Records
- Open Record/Request
- Revert Record/Request
- Commit Records/Requests
- Copy Record/Request
- Copy All Records/Requests
- Import Records
- Export Records
- Save Records As Excel
- Save Records As PDF
- Save Records As Snapshot Link
- Truncate Table
- Found Sets script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Accounts script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Show Custom Dialog
- Allow Formatting Bar
- Refresh Object
- Beep
- Speak (OS X)
- Dial Phone
- Install Plug-In File
- Install Menu Set
- Set Web Viewer
- Open URL
- Send Mail
- AVPlayer Play
- AVPlayer Set Playback State
- AVPlayer Set Options
- Refresh Portal
- Send DDE Execute (Windows)
- Perform AppleScript (OS X)
- Execute SQL
- Send Event
- Comment
- Flush Cache to Disk
- Exit Application
- Get Directory
- Enable Touch Keyboard
- Glossary
Files script steps
F
ILEMAKER PRO SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 189
Notes
• If new database creation has been disabled in your installation of FileMaker Pro, it will not
be possible to convert file types such as Microsoft Excel or tab delimited files into
FileMaker
Pro databases. However, you can still import the data from other file types into
FileMaker
Pro (if you open the database with a password that allows you to import). If you
need more information, contact your system administrator.
• In runtime solutions, the Open File script step returns an error if an external file is not bound
to the solution.
• This script step is unable to open a file from an unauthorized file.
• If the specified file is opened then hidden by FileMaker Pro, scripts that are set to run upon
opening are still executed.
Example 1
Exports records from the current database, opens the Invoices Backup database, and runs the
Import Invoices script from the Invoices Backup database.
Export Records [With dialog: On]
Open File ["Invoices Backup"]
Perform Script ["Import Invoices" from file: "Invoices Backup"]